The Prediction of Radiation-Induced Trismus by the Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values of Masseter Muscles before Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas
Our study presents the first evidence establishing a connection between elevated masseter muscle ADC<sub>mean</sub> values and higher RIT rates in LA-NPC patients following CCRT. If confirmed with further research, these findings may help to categorize the risk of RIT in these patients.
Authors
- Efsun Somay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8251-6913)
- Umur Anıl Pehlivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5871-0695)
- Çiğdem Yalçın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-8253)
- Erkan Topkan
Institutions
- Başkent University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnostics
- Published
- 2024-10-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14202268
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00